Assistive Technology
- Disability campaigner unable to collect award on stage due to no rampwww.bbc.com Freedom of City award winner criticises disability access
Anna Landre got an award for her disability work but was denied the chance to accept it on stage.
- Biocompatible Mic Could Lead to Better Cochlear Implantsspectrum.ieee.org Biocompatible Mic Could Lead to Better Cochlear Implants
The implantable device is as sensitive as today’s best hearing aids
I went to university with someone who had a cochlear implant, and he rarely used it because of the reasons listed in this article. Instead he'd just rely on his excellent context awareness and us other students' meager sign language attempts.
- Something Different: Tactile astronomy education
I visited the local planetarium recently, and this booklet caught my eye. Each page has the images embossed so they can be felt, and the text is all duplicated in braille.
The amateur astronomers here like to expound on how exploring the cosmos can instill a sense of wonder and awe. I think finding more ways to share that with people who would otherwise be left out is an important area for assistive technologies and design.
- Tim Doucette, a blind astronomer who built the Deep Sky Eye Observatory
I came across this and found it too interesting not to share.
- Bionic leg moves like a natural limb — without conscious thoughtwww.nature.com Bionic leg moves like a natural limb — without conscious thought
Computer interface links signals from the brain to an artificial limb, giving the wearer better balance, flexibility and speed.
- Abbotsford student's speech about accessibility challenges at her school censored by administratorsbc.ctvnews.ca Abbotsford student's speech about accessibility challenges at her school censored by administrators
As part of her Grade 12 art activism class, Lexis De Meyer was tasked with investigating accessibility challenges faced by people with disabilities in her community of Abbotsford.
cross-posted from: https://startrek.website/post/11926067